Amanda Ihle, LCSW

Amanda Ihle is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 16 years of hands-on clinical experience to sessions. She practices in Oregon and focuses on creating a warm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what matters most to them. Amanda emphasizes practical steps and steady support for anyone feeling overwhelmed by life. Her background includes work in addiction medicine with Clark County Juvenile Court and on-campus treatment for several school districts in southwest Washington. For the past eight years she has worked in a level one trauma emergency room in Portland. That mix of settings shaped her ability to respond calmly to crises and to help people find steady ground afterward. In session she helps people manage stress, anxiety, and depression using straightforward methods. She also helps with relationship strain, grief, sleep problems, parenting stress, anger, and substance concerns. Amanda addresses attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, blended family challenges, and body image struggles as well. Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practice, attachment-based ideas, and a client-centered stance. These tools are used to clarify values, change unhelpful patterns, and build day-to-day coping skills. Amanda aims for short, usable strategies clients can try between sessions. She recognizes that starting therapy takes courage and treats that first step as important. Prospective clients are invited to begin by completing the platform's matching steps and scheduling a session so they can see if her style is a good fit.